Rodolfo Duran

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #20 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: The Phillies signed Duran for $75,000 after the 2014 season, with Duran spending the next three years in the organization's short-season affiliates. His first taste of full-season baseball came in 2018, when Duran posted big power numbers and impressed with his defense for low Class A Lakewood.
  
  Scouting Report: Duran has the skills to develop into an average to plus defensive catcher. With a plus arm and quick transfer, Duran produces pop times in the low-1.9s, which helped him throw out 48 percent of runners in 2017 and 42 percent in 2018. Duran is flexible behind the plate, but his throwing is more advanced than his blocking, as he still lets too many balls sneak past him. Solid-average raw power is his offensive carrying tool, with strong wrists and forearms helping Duran post a .235 isolated power in 2018. Duran doesn't swing and miss excessively, but he needs to improve his breaking ball recognition and would benefit from a more selective approach, with a pull-heavy mentality that leaves him vulnerable on the outer third and hampers his on-base percentage.
  
  The Future: Duran has the offensive ability to develop into a power-hitting catcher along the lines of Wilin Rosario, though with the tools to be a better defender. He's headed to high Class A Clearwater in 2019.